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How-to hub

Quick answer

How-to guides are short, task-focused walkthroughs answering exactly how do I do X in IdentityIQ, connect an application, aggregate accounts, create a role, launch a certification, write a correlation rule, each as numbered steps you can follow directly.

Key takeaways

  • Task-focused, step-by-step guides
  • Answer specific how do I questions
  • Numbered steps you can follow directly
  • Cover the most-searched IdentityIQ tasks
  • Link to the concept behind each task

The how-to module turns capabilities into concrete, task-focused guides, the "how do I actually do X?" questions that dominate real search traffic. Instead of explaining what a rule is, these guides show how to create, debug, deploy, test and optimise one, and the same pattern applies across every feature.

What this module covers

How-to guides are action-oriented and step-based. They assume you understand the concept (covered elsewhere) and want to accomplish a specific task, so they focus on the sequence of actions and the decisions along the way.

What you will find here

  • Task-focused, step-by-step guides.
  • Multiplied across features, e.g. create/debug/deploy/test/optimise rules.
  • Aligned to real search intent ("how to ...").
  • Cross-linked to the relevant concepts and examples.

How to use it

Find the guide for the task you are trying to complete and follow it step by step. Pair how-to guides with the concept lessons (for the why) and the examples module (for the code).

Common pitfalls

  • Following steps without understanding the concept behind them.
  • Skipping testing of the change you just made.
  • Applying a how-to blindly to a different context.

Want to learn this properly?

Our live, instructor-led SailPoint Training covers this hands-on, with real projects and a certification path.

Check your understanding

  1. How-to guides focus on?

    • A. Concept module. Concept modules explain the why behind the steps.
    • B. Specific tasks, step by step. They answer how do I do X with numbered steps.
    • C. Owner. Every role should have an owner and a reviewed entitlement set.
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    B. Specific tasks, step by step. They answer how do I do X with numbered steps.

    Specific tasks, step by step. They answer how do I do X with numbered steps.

  2. For the reasoning behind a task, read the?

    • A. Specific tasks, step by step. They answer how do I do X with numbered steps.
    • B. Owner. Every role should have an owner and a reviewed entitlement set.
    • C. Concept module. Concept modules explain the why behind the steps.
    Show answer

    C. Concept module. Concept modules explain the why behind the steps.

    Concept module. Concept modules explain the why behind the steps.

  3. Creating a role includes setting an?

    • A. Specific tasks, step by step. They answer how do I do X with numbered steps.
    • B. Owner. Every role should have an owner and a reviewed entitlement set.
    • C. Concept module. Concept modules explain the why behind the steps.
    Show answer

    B. Owner. Every role should have an owner and a reviewed entitlement set.

    Owner. Every role should have an owner and a reviewed entitlement set.

Frequently asked questions

What does the term how-to guides refer to in SailPoint?

The how-to module turns capabilities into concrete, task-focused guides, the "how do I actually do X? " questions that dominate real search traffic.

What is another point to note about how-to guides?

How-to guides are action-oriented and step-based. They assume you understand the concept (covered elsewhere) and want to accomplish a specific task, so they focus on the sequence of actions and the decisions along the way.

What else is worth knowing about how-to guides?

Find the guide for the task you are trying to complete and follow it step by step.

What tends to go wrong with how-to guides?

Following steps without understanding the concept behind them. Skipping testing of the change you just made. Applying a how-to blindly to a different context.
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